Kotkins v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from- a judgment of the superior court for King county, Hall, J., entered June 21, 1921, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action for damages to property through the breaking of a water pipe.
1Opinion of the CourtBridges, J.
— The plaintiffs, as tenants, occupied, among other portions, the basement of the Hambach building, located on Second avenue south, in the city of Seattle. They instituted this action to recover damages to certain trunks and supplies located in the basement, which damage is alleged to have been done as a result of the bursting of a water pipe, through the negligence of the defendant. Judgment in excess of $5,000 was entered on the verdict in favor of the plaintiffs. The defendant has appealed.
The defendant, after denying its own negligence, plead negligence on the part of the respondents…
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